Dean T. Kashiwagi, PhD, PE, Fulbright Scholar is the Director of Kashiwagi Solution Model Inc., a worldwide leader in improving facility/project performance and efficiency. Dr. Kashiwagi has developed a "hands off" approach to managing contractors or vendors in any industry. His concept is contrary to traditional price-driven procurement. The technology has been tested 1800+ times totaling $6.6 Billion ($4.4 Billion in construction projects and $2.2B in non-construction projects) with a 98% success rate since 1994 in 7 different countries and 32 states. It is the most licensed technology at Arizona State University with 54 licenses. Dr. Dean has presented 700+ times to professionals all over the world and published 274 publications and journal papers. Professor Kashiwagi is the author of the Information Measurement Theory (IMT) and the Best Value Approach (BVA). He was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholar Award in 2008 through which he is took the PIPS management technology to the University of Botswana in Africa and helped transform a "research based" graduate program in project management. His work is also being tested in the Netherlands (on a $1.3B infrastructure project) and in Malaysia.Best Value PIPS and IMT minimize the owner's project management by as much as 80%. Dean's research has resulted in the identification that efficiency on both the owner and the vendors operation is required for a win-win environment. This is one of the few documented processes that brings better value for the owner and maximizes the profit of the vendor.Prior to joining KSM Inc., Dr. Dean was the director of the Performance Based Studies Research Group, a professor at Arizona State University, Design/Project Engineer, Project Manager, Educator, and Researcher for the US Air Force during his 14-year tour. Dean was born in Hawaii, but has resided in Arizona since 1992. Dean is married with eight children.